A-52
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General Electric Co.: A-52 [Radio] ID = 1521395 930x1094
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| Year: 1936 | Category: Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner | ||||
| Valves / Tubes | 5: 6A8 6K7 6Q7 6F6 5Z4 |
| Main principle | Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 465 kHz; 2 AF stage(s) |
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| Tuned circuits | 5 AM circuit(s) |
| Wave bands | Broadcast and Short Wave (SW). |
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| Power type and voltage | Alternating Current supply (AC) / 25 or 60 cycles: 105 - 120 or 115; 125; 220; 240 Volt |
| Loudspeaker | Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm |
| Power out | 1.75 W (unknown quality) |
| from Radiomuseum.org | Model: A-52 - General Electric Co. GE; |
| Material | Wooden case |
| Shape | Tablemodel, high profile (upright - NOT Cathedral nor decorative). |
| Dimensions (WHD) | 11.3 x 15.33 x 7.25 inch / 287 x 389 x 184 mm |
| Notes | The General Electric models A-52 and A-55 share the same schematic at Rider's (1st Jan. 1936) 7-1 through 7-3 which show IF peak at 465 kc. They can have a 25 cycle (C) or 60 cycle mains transformer which came in two versions, one fix for 105-120 volts (A), the other for 105 to 250 volts with 4 tappings (V). The Broadcast band covers 540 - 1720 kc and the Short wave band 2.3 - 7 mc. |
| Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg) | 5 kg / 11 lb 0.2 oz (11.013 lb) |
| External source of data | Ernst Erb |
| Source of data | Collector's Guide to Antique Radios 4. Edition |
| Circuit diagram reference | Rider's Perpetual, Volume 7 = 1936 and before |
| Mentioned in | Table Top Radios Vol. 1 Stein 98 |
| Literature/Schematics (1) | Cathedral & Tombstone Radios (page 116.) |
All listed radios etc. from General Electric Co. (GE); Bridgeport CT, Syracuse NY
Here you find 2748 models, 1919 with images and 1938 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
